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i) e4 P W, CARRFOUR supportive lousing e el Carrfour Supportive Housing • 1398 Southwest 1"Street i el 121h Floor • Miami, Fl 33135 e e; Re: Letter of Reference j eI To Whom It May Concern: el This letter shall serve as a reference for Frank Costoya(President), Rene Gibbs(Project Architect)and the firm of e{ Frank Costoya Architects(FCA). ®I FCA was awarded the project with one-half of the estimated design schedule duration. They accepted the revised i schedule and delivered an excellent and timely set of construction documents which yielded a permit in less than ei ninety days. The project included the design of rehabilitation project of a Four-Story, 56 unit Apartment Complex including evaluation and documentation of existing conditions as well as design documents outlining the necessary Green 0' Design criteria to obtain Green Communities Certification. e Prior to commencement, the project experienced significant budget overruns and FCA was an active participant in mitigating this overrun through and significant Value Engineering(VE)effort with all parties. Once this was process e' was completed they prepared a marked-up set identifying all VE items, within one week,for all parties to confirm O the modifications. Once approved by the parties,this set was transformed into a revised permit submission 3 • weeks later. 0, Finally,as with all rehabilitations,demolition and uncovering the existing conditions yields unexpected challenges. e FCA has been ready to facilitate these challenges with timely responses and feasible options with a Teamwork ® approach. • It is clear that FCA's performance indicates that they hold the client's interest as a top priority. e Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 305-371-8300 extension 324. • e Respectfu z// • e y Rey ® Director of Construc 'on r.nagement 0 e Cc:File,TR 0 e umliv.r•V I • Strr&•I. I! flnn, isli,ilni flni„Li ;.; :U'• , •2411111 (ll) iii'i- t I I ye-6 1 1 CP 36 e